EALC 110gp Lecture Notes - Chu Yuan, Qu Yuan, Song Yu
4 Apr 2013
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Right minded minister of the state of chu. Wrote songs of chu: encountering sorrow. First poem in the collection of the songs of chu. Very long: nine songs (11 songs) Honorific title referring back to old legend associated with kings: nine declarations. Court figure in the chu state: nine arguments, summons of the soul, summons for the gentleman who became a recluse. Different music to the background of the poems. _ _ _ / _ _ hey. Most of the songs blend in with the ethical function. The speaker is somebody who yearns for some kind of union with a god or a goddess. *the soul can be brought back by song and incantation so the patient can be restored to original health. The summons of the soul- sung yu. The only place for the soul to come back to is home-right back where it started.
